The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has commiserated with the family of Alhaji Tunde Sanni, the Oyo State Correspondent of THIS Day, who died during a protracted illness.

In a condolence letter personally signed by Professor Ishaq Oloyede,

Secretary-General of the Council, it described the late Sanni as a forthright

journalist and  a selfless Muslim. ‘He was indeed an ambassador of Islam. We pray that Allah will forgive his sins and grant him al-janah firdaus," it said NSCIA  called on all the employer of labour, especially in the media sector ,to expedite action on the establishment of Media Salary Scale (MSS) for the journalists in both public and private media.

``Implementing the welfare incentive like this, is a way of supporting and

encouraging conscious and practising journalists such as late Tunde Sanni and discourage corruption in the society.

The Council also commiserated with the Publisher of THIS DAY Titles, Mr Nduka

Obaigbena and all the staff of the company as well as members of Nigeria Union of Journalists and pray for Allah’s protection on all of them.

 Tunde Sanni, 49, died on Thursday in his home town Ijebu Imodi in Ogun State and was buried according to Muslim rites.He was survived by his aged parents,  wife and eight children.